Search Results: Titles starting with F from Warwick Books

Milan: Electa Editrice, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket. First edition. Book is crisp and clean. in black cloth boards with blue lettering. Dust jacket has light wear at top of spine and at corners. A nice study of the Italian painter, architect, costume designer, and photographer Fabrizio Clerici (1913-1993). Text is in French. All plates in black and white. 4to. 122 pp. plus an unnumbered section at rear. In protective Mylar.

San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library Art Collections, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Lavish hardcover catalogue published to accompany an exhibition of the same name at the Huntington Library in 2012. First printing. Book and jacket are As New, with never-opened, clean, crisp, unblemished pages. Color plates throughout, including many full page. Large 4to. 181 pp. including index.

Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications, 2001. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Glossy pictorial softcover. First edition. Book is in fine, As New condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Historic photos, color illustrations and crew info as well as technical specs throughout. 4to. 49 pp.

Germany: Anton Appelmann, n/a. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover with gold embossed boards and color pastedown on front. Presumed first edition. Gertraude Hecht Appelmann's full-page color illustrations enliven the fairy tales in the book: Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, Rumplestiltskin, Little Red-Cap, Mother Hulda, The Gallant Little Tailor, and Little Brother and Little Sister. A handsome little volume. Former owner's name neatly written in pencil inside a hand-drawn box. Near fine condition. Small 8vo. 37 pp.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. SIGNED and inscribed by the author to her literary agent, Irene Skolnick, from whose estate the book comes. Crisp and clean condition, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with very faint rubbing to jacket back. 8vo. 262 pp. including index. In protective Mylar.

Tokyo: Bunrin-Do, 1989. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Softcover in glossy pictorial wraps with dust jacket. Fine, As New condition, crisp and clean. Illustrated throughout with color and black-and-white photos and technical drawings of Boeing models. Text is in Japanese, with now and then an English title. 4to. 76 numbered pages plus some unnumbered ones.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1918. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket. Third printing of first edition, in same year as original publication. An autobiography by the author of Green Mansions. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding, sharp corners, and clean pages. Top edge gilt. Blue cloth binding is lightly fading. Unpriced dust jacket has ad for War Savings Stamps. Chips to edges of jacket but otherwise it is fresh and bright. Frontispiece portrait of the author, with intact tissue protector. Bookplate of Roy and Alberta Rogers affixed to front free endpage. Last page untrimmed. 8vo. 332 pp. In protective Mylar.

Tokyo: Graphic-sha, 1993. First Edition. Paperback. Fine/Fine. Softcover with glossy pictorial dust jacket. First edition. Fine condition. Illustrated descriptions of a huge range of clothing and accessories. From the estate of a noted Hollywood fashion designer, with her name label affixed to front free endpage. Text is in English. Small 4to. 164 pp.

Wroclaw, Poland: Society of the Friends of the Ossolineum, 2004. First English Language Edition. Softcover. Fine. Softcover in illustrated glossy wraps with flaps. First English edition, translated from the Polish. Fine, As New condition. Book presents the history of the Durer drawings in question and details the legal proceedings involved in keeping them in Poland. Includes color and black-and-white plates. 4to. 178 pp.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Hardcover with ochre-colored cloth boards decorated with a drawing of two birds. First printing. Book is sturdy, clean, and unmarked (This Book Belongs to is blank.) Beautiful color frontis illustration; the rest of the pictures are in black and white. Illustrated endpapers. The fictional story of a neighborhood of birds. Lacks dust jacket. The author was a professional painter; though she did do a kid-centric coloring book, this was her only storybook for children. 8vo. 66 pp.

Milan: I Fratelli Treves, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover in quarter calf and marbled paper over boards. No dust jacket. Very good condition, crisp and clean. Worn spine has four raised bands; title and author's name discernible. Lovely opening and closing pages with line illustrations. Woodcut bookplate (nude figure) on front free endpage. Large 8vo. 220 pp.

Moscow: Goznak, 1977. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Five pictorial staple-bound softcovers. In addition to Fenist the Falcon, the books are Marya Morevna; The Tale of Tsarevich Ivan, the Fire-Bird and Grey Wolf; The White Duck, and Vassilisa the Beautiful. All are in Like New condition. One has a tiny patch of sticker lift on the rear cover. Beautiful illustrations are in the traditional Russian Art Nouveau style of the period when the books were first published and appear on every page. Text is in English. Large 4to. 12 pp. each.

New York: Museum of Modern Art / Abrams, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover exhibition catalogue published to accompany an exhibition in New York curated by Carolyn Lanchner at Moma in 1998. Book and dust jacket are both fine and flawless. Includes beautiful full-page color plates as well as many in black and white. Square 4to. 304 pp. Heavy--will require additional postage for priority mail or shipping outside the U.S.

New York: W.W. Norton, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket plus Audio CD. Both contained within a slipcase that repeats the photo that appears on both the dust jacket and the CD case. Book is in Fine, As New condition, full number line, price intact on front flap. Audio CD is new and unused. Slipcase has a touch of wear at corners. A giftable set. 8vo. 191 pp. including index.

Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Fine. Softcover in glossy illustrated wraps. First printing. As New condition, shiny, clean, and unread. Illustrated throughout including two pages in color. Illustrated by Richard Hudson and Lori Basham. Color by Don Greer and Richard Hudson. Gift quality. Oblong 4to. 50 pp.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1921. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Flexiboards. Near Fine. A beautiful 1921 revised and enlarged edition of a birding handbook first published in 1904. Black cloth-covered flexiboards. Gilt title and decoration of a bird on cover. Near fine condition. Binding is tight, page are clean, vertical ridges on spine. Gift message on front endpage in lovely writing: "To Irene, May 7, 1923, Homer." Color frontis protected by intact tissue. Black-and-white as well as color illustrations throughout, along with notations about "bird music." Narrow 12mo. 325 pp. including maps and index. Several pages of ads for other nature books from the publisher follow.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket. Second printing. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is fresh and bright, with light overall wear. The author was a critic, publicist, columnist, and reporter for many years. 8vo. 465 pp. including index. In protective Mylar.

Chicago: G.S. Ball, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover in green boards with title stamped in gold and black and a pastedown photo of a damsel in distress. First edition. Book is crisp and clean, paper is unmarked but tanning. Spine is loose but holding. Illustrated with photos. From the library of Samuel F. Hilgenfeld, with his bookplate affixed to front pastedown page. 8vo. 481 pp.

New York: William Morrow / Morrow Junior Books, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Price-clipped dust jacket is fresh and bright with moderate edgewear at edges. The story of sea battles fought during the American Revolution. 8vo. 222 pp. including glossary of sea terms, bibliography, and index. In protective Mylar.

New York: Vantage Press, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Hardcover in dust jacket. Textured maroon boards. First printing of first edition. Book is crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is crisp and clean, with chipping along top edge. A recounting of events in World War II with an emphasis on the men and women who were firsts in their lines of military effort. Illustrated with photos. 8vo. 343 pp. including a state-by-state listing of veterans, with notations for those who won a Medal of Honor.